Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe, has said, he is ready to take on Russian Vyacheslav Gusev, for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Africa Lightweight title on Saturday, February 23, at the Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra.

The fight was originally scheduled for January 26, but had to be pushed to February 23, after Tagoe suffered a hand injury at training.

Tagoe, said in an interview that, he was now fully fit to deliver another victory in his career, as he seeks to climb further in his ranking.

“I am coming up with a new show, new technique and new arsenals to end the fight on time, if the opportunity comes,” he added.

Emmanuel ‘Game Boy’ Tagoe (29-1, 14 KOs) who has been signed by DiBella Entertainment fighter makes a return for what might probably be his last fight in Ghana for a long time, when he defends the recently captured WBO Africa Lightweight belt against experienced Russian, Gusev (25-5, 8 KOs) on Asamoah Gyan Fight Night 2 at Bukom Boxing Arena.

Also at stake, would be the WBO Global and IBF international titles and his new managers in the United States of America (USA), Di Bella Entertainment have lined up a package for him to move on and win more titles, with the WBA and WBO champion as their targets.

On May 25, 1964, Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their rematch in Lewiston, Maine. Ali landed a single right-hand counter, called the anchor punch, to knock Liston out. Rumors abounded regarding the ending as many believed Liston could have gotten up. With the win, Ali retained his world heavyweight title.